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Frank Lloyd Wright and his Manner of Thought (Paperback)
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An iconic figure in American culture, Frank Lloyd Wright is famous
throughout the world. Although his achievements in architecture are
stunning, it is his importance in cultural history, Jerome
Klinkowitz contends, that makes Wright the object of such avid and
continuing interest. Designing more than just buildings, Wright
offered a concept for living that still influences how people
conduct their lives today. Wright's innovations in architecture
have been widely studied, but this is the most comprehensive and
sustained treatment of his thought. Klinkowitz presents a critical
biography driven by the architect's own work and intellectual
growth, focusing on the evolution of Wright's thinking and writings
from his first public addresses in 1894 to his last essay in 1959.
Did Wright reject all of Victorian thinking about the home, or do
his attentions to a minister's sermon on ""the house beautiful""
deserve closer attention? Was Wright echoing the Transcendentalism
of Ralph Waldo Emerson, or was he more in step with the philosophy
of William James? Did he reject the Arts and Crafts movement, or
repurpose its beliefs and practices for new times? And, what can be
said of his deep dissatisfaction with architectural concepts of his
own era, the dominant modernism that became the International
Style? Even the strongest advocates of Frank Lloyd Wright have been
puzzled by his objections to so much that characterized the
twentieth century, from ideas for building to styles of living. In
Frank Lloyd Wright and His Manner of Thought, Klinkowitz, a widely
published authority on twentieth-century literature, thought, and
culture, examines the full extent of Wright's books, essays, and
lectures to show how he emerged from the nineteenth century to
anticipate the twenty-first.
General
Imprint: |
University of Wisconsin Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
June 2014 |
First published: |
September 2014 |
Authors: |
Jerome Klinkowitz
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-299-30144-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
Individual architects
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LSN: |
0-299-30144-3 |
Barcode: |
9780299301446 |
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